Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-20
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phe Methodist church society has ten
dered the use Of iss church building to
Christ churon for services. likewise
the Congregational society
Toere has been mofs than o fulfill.
ment of the. cold wave h.g prediction.
When the fall in temperature began ii
kept on beyond the prescribed notch.
Last nssht the city council confirmed
the election OF Fred Kencil as chief OF
the fire department, aud MIR, Kencil en-
tiers upon another year of effective SER
vice,
On lower Sixth street there are sew
eral dilapitated lumber Wagons located.
The scene resembles the picture of a
chariot race conree, after the chericss
have collided.
Unoficial thermometers registered the
Temperature at q very early hour this
morning. at 10 below zero. With the
rising Of the sun the mercury rose and
tat 10 o'clock .. NJ. the chiliiness had
moderated two degrees.
Attorney General 9. f. Templeton is
a papa. He became a papa on the 10th
OF this month-tbe day set forth for the
quo sarranto argument. This was why
Mr.. Templeton was excused from ap-
pearing and the case postponed,
The young man who Was seen wander
ing around the streets late yesterday
afternoon with q garden spriGkiing cal
In his hands was not trying to coax sum
ner from Its lair. He was intending tt
60 out to the tobpgean slide and assis
in wettiDg the thing down so the public
could take a slide.
A reporter was permitted 20 listen tt
the choral union. rehearsal at the Con
gregationaf church last evening. As th'
concert Is to be far better than the re-
hearsal the reporter feels at liberty t.
promise to the audience this evening
rare musical treat. The music ccnl
mences at s O'Clock sharp.
There ia a deep seated conviction
among the vestrymen of Christ churol
that they have heG ell the furnace ex
per,ence. they want and steam heating
appliances will be substituted. Thes
will be better all arround. Steam vii
warm the church comfortably withou
burning it up.
The increase of business at the Yanb
ton post Office for the past year has bee
larger than that of any previous yeai
and with the same proportional
increase not many months will elaps
before Yankton will be entitled to th
free delivery system. The receipts
secure free delivery must reach $1,000
annually.
The doors Of the Yankton ineuranc
company's office were closed this morn
ing ard business has been suspende
since. The unbleached American VIII
presides oyer the steam department
forgot to stoke up and the employees
were frozen ont, there being no heat. ]
is SO cold in that office that the note
and mortgages in the vaults are forget
: ting to draw interest.
, To day the answer to the alternatiy
writ OF mandamus issued against Judg
Pennington was to have been filed, bI
by an arrangement OF the attorneys q
extra day was given and tomorrow sui
stituted. Following the argument c
the answer the peremptory writ Of mar
damus, which commands Justice PEI
nington TO issue warrants, will be issue
provided the answer to the alterpati'
writ ia not sustained.
instructions have been given by Il
city council to its committees on eey
erage to prepare plans for o sewerai
n system for Yankton, This is q move
the right direction. For the health
e the city sewerage is needed and for d
convenience of manufacturers. 1t W
d bring largely increased receipts fro
t. water and gain the city
revenue it does not now enjoy. Il
council is doing good work these days
n Miles Tully, Press and Dakotai
travelling representative, submitted hi
SELF to q surgical operation this mornii
for the removal OF q large tumor fro
his neck. The operation vas successfl
ly performed by DIR. r. q. Buchanan,
g Parker, and DR.. J. B. Van Velsor,
Yankton, and the patient is comfostal
n to-day and relieved of q load hat Vi
II becoming burdensome. The tumor "
the outgrowth OF q gland 8 yelling occ
20 stoned by q severe cold contracted
1e riding over the prairies OF Dakota. /
work was neatly done and will les
~ only a small scar.
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